"But until he surrendered to face charges of trying to steal the 2020 election in Georgia, his fourth indictment this year, he avoided having to pose for the iconic booking photo like millions accused of crimes before him." By Jonathan J. Cooper apnews.com/article/mug-sh…

West Virginia University crisis looms as GOP leaders focus on economic development, jobs (with Leah Willingham) apnews.com/article/west-v…

Is it gumbo weather? Have you seen this weekend's forecast from WBRZ Chief Meteorologist Dr. Josh Eachus? Winds from the north; Temps in the 50s; A long time since it was last this cool. When do your thoughts turn to gumbo? Drop me a note, for a story I'm working on.

NEW: How lawmakers helped ruin high school football in West Virginia mountainstatespotlight.org/2023/11/09/hig…

See how Louisiana's delegation voted as the U.S. House boots a NY congressman from the chamber: wbrz.com/news/house-boo…

LSU quarterback Jayden Daniels' Heisman odds took a massive surge after Washington's victory over Oregon in the PAC-12 Championship. wbrz.com/news/jayden-da…

LSU quarterback Jayden Daniels has been named the winner of the 2023 Heisman Trophy. wbrz.com/news/jayden-da…

An NPR reporter was fired over his "offensive" stand-up comedy routines. An arbitrator said, actually, the jokes are funny, and ordered him to be reinstated. A cautionary tale about the boundaries of remote work (and the jokes are pretty good too): vice.com/en/article/m7b…

NATO members don’t pay to belong and don’t owe the organization anything other than contributions to a largely administrative fund. Trump's complaint focuses on how much NATO countries invest in their own armed forces: An explainer on NATO: apnews.com/article/nato-t…

Trump's threat to NATO allies draws little condemnation from GOP, reflecting his grip on the party (from The Associated Press) apnews.com/article/20e902…

The affidavit detailing NBA Youngboy's arrest in Utah proved an interesting read this morning. Here's how my new journalism home tackled it:

Smiley was an absolute joy to work with. Even as his health worsened, he never complained. He was too sick for us to visit at Mardi Gras so we pledged to get together later. And of course we didn’t, because all of us get too busy. Dang it.

ICYMI - excellent Texas Tribune story here about my local U.S. court of appeals ... lailluminator.com/2024/07/07/5th…

Norah O’Donnell will cede the reins of the venerable “CBS Evening News” after the 2024 presidential election. variety.com/2024/tv/news/n… ift.tt/ZDx4gCP

I've probably said this before, but in 34 years with AP, covering the #LLWS was likely my favorite long-term assignment. You can have bowl games, political conventions, Whitewater trials, etc. - give me 16-hour days with baseball and I'll be OK. I'm very jealous, Henry Huber

.The Associated Press, FRONTLINE earn Edward R. Murrow Award for "20 Days in Mariupol" documentary, via RTDNA: apne.ws/tMGlnqp

.Governor Jeff Landry spoke to Fox News earlier today about the tiger. Louisiana Office of the Surgeon General also told Fox he met with the tiger last night #lalege #lagov

AP News was the fastest-growing top 10 news site compared with February 2024, via Press Gazette: pressgazette.co.uk/media-audience…